Electric motor braking control



Sept. 27, 1949. I. F. WEISS 2,482,954

ELECTRIC MOTOR BRAKING CONTROL Filed Sept. 20, 194:! 2 Sheets-Sheet 1 IN V EN TOR.

( BY IRVINE E WEiSS HTTDR'NEYS Sept. 27, 1949. I. F. wElss ELECTRIC MOTOR BRAKING CONTROL 2 Sheets-Sheet 2 Filed sept. 20, 1947 INVENTOR. IRVINE E Wsuss ,zm dwu FITTCIRNE Patented Sept. 27, 1949 UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE Irving F. Weiss, Cleveland, Ohio, assignor to The Warner & Swasey Company, Cleveland, Ohio,

a corporation of Ohio Application September 20, 1947, Serial No. 775,270

This invention relates to a machine tool and more particularly to means for stopping the work spindle of the machine tool in a predetermined position.

The principal object of the invention is to provide in a machine tool means for stopping the work spindle in a predetermined position to thus facilitate the loading and unloading of the work pieces held by the work spindle during the machining operation.

Another object is to provide in a machine tool means for stopping the work spindle in a predetermined position and which means is positive, acurate and efficient in operation.

A further object is to provide in a machine tool means for stopping the work spindle in a predetermined position and which means normally during the operation of the machine is so located that the operative parts thereof are idle and withdrawn and hence do not produce noise and are not subject to wear but which means may selectively be caused to momentarily move into operative location to stop the spindle.

A further object is to provide in a machine tool in combination with the electrical control for the spindle drive motor means which can be selectively set by the operator to effect automatically upon the deenergization of the drive motor a stopping of the work spindle in a predetermined position. A further object is to provide in a machine tool as specified in the last named object, means for stopping the work spindlein a predetermined position and which means includes provision for first decelerating the rotation of the spindle and then applying momentarily an abnormally heavy braking action to the rotation of the spindle fol-- lowed by the application of a normal braking action thereto to bring the spindle to a positive stop in a predetermined position.

A further object of the invention is to provide in a machine tool having a work spindle andan electric drive motor therefor'together with' control means for said motor, brakingmeans -nc id.- ing an electromagnetic brake and provisions for controlling the energization thereof automatically upon the deenergization of the drive motor and such that said electromagneticmrake first applies momentarily an abnormally heavybralring action to the work spindleto"-duick1y overcome the angular momentum 'thereof-ahdther'e after applies a normal braking action thereto as long as the electromagnetic brake is energized.

Further and additional objects and advantages not hereinbefore referred'towillbecome'apparent hereinafter during the detaileddes'cription of an embodiment of the invention which is to follow 5 Claims. (Cl. 318-275) and which embodiment is illustrated in the accompanying drawings wherein Fig. l is a front elevational View of a turret lathe to which the invention has been applied.

Fig. 2 is a fragmentary detached view on a larger scale showing in elevation the drive motor for the work spindle and in section the drive pulley on the motor shaft together with a sectional illustration of the electromagnetic brake.

Fig. 3 is a transverse vertical sectional view through the headstock, the work spindle being shown in section and the mechanical elements of the spindle positioning means being shown in elevation.

Fig. 4 is a sectional view taken substantially on line t4 of Fig. 3, and

Fig. 5 is a wiring diagram of the control circuits for the spindle drive motor, the spindle positioning means and the electromagnetic brake.

The machine tool shown in Fig. 1 is for purposes of illustration a turret lathe and comprises a bed 50 at one end of which is the headstock I I". The bed and headstock are supported on legs l2 and iii. The headstock rotatably mounts a work spindle l4 while the bed II] is provided on its upper side with ways parallel to the work spindle and on which a base l5 can be adjustably moved and clamped in position. The base 15 on its upper side is provided with ways on which moves a turret slide 16. In the illustration the turret slide is shown as being manually movable by means of a turnstile I"! all as is well understood in the art. The work spindle I4 is driven in opposite directions by a main drive motor l8 which is indicated as a reversible three-phase induction motor. The motor I8 is supported beneath the bed In on the exterior of the leg l2 and its shaft [9 extends into the interior of the leg.

The motor shaft !9 mounts a drive pulley 20 which is illustrated as a three-step pulley. This pulley is mounted on aconical sleeve 2! which is fixed to the shaft I9 and said pulley is held in position on the sleeve by means of a securing disk 22 held in tight contacting engagement with the bottom of a counterbore formed in the outer end of the pulley concentrically to the shaft l9. A suitable securing screw 23 extends through the disk 22 and is screwed into the tapped hole in the end of the shaft I9 and acts to firmly hold the disk and pulley in assembled position with respect to the shaft I9 and sleeve 2|. 'A belt 24 extending around the pulley 2!] passes upwardly within the headstock and around a driventhreestep pulley 25 'fixed to the spindle l4.

An electromagnetic brake is located in-the leg 3 l2 and functions to brake the rotation of the motor shaft I9 when the motor is deenergized, the work spindle drive and the rotation of the work spindle 14. This brake comprises a coil support 26 stationarily mounted on a portion 27 of the internal structure-of. the leg l2. The-coil support 26 is providedwith an annular'recess in which is mounted the coil 28. When the coil is energized its magnetic pull acts on the armature plate 2.9 to create a predetermined frictional contact between said plate and the adjacent end surfaceof the coil support 26 or, if desired, between. the plate and a suitable wear ring mounted. on said adjacent end of the coil support. The armature plate 29 is mounted to rotate with the disk 22 and the shaft 19 by means of a plurality of threaded studs 30 spaced circularly of. and. carried by the disk 22 and; extending through openingsformed. in. the armature plate 29, such openings being slightly larger than the external diameter of the studs. The disk 22v is also provided with. aplurality of recesses 3.l which are circularly spaced. around. the block and open toward the armature plate. 29.. The recesses 3i mount coil expansion springs 32 which engage the adjacent side of. the. armature plate 29 and act to normally hold. said. platein light frictional engagementwith the-adjacent end. of the coil support. 26.. it. being understood. thatthis slight frictional engagement is of such character that it hasnegligible effectonthe rotation of the armature plate 29 and the motor shaft [9 relative to the coil support 26. In. other words, in the electromagnetic brake disclosed there is no air gap between the armature plate and: the coil support at any, time.

The plane of the section of. Fig. 2 shows only one stud 3B and one recess 3i, but it Will be. understood that there are a plurality of such studs and such recesses and. as. anexample the studs and; recesseseach. may be three in number with the three studs and the three recesses arranged circularly in. alternating relationship.

It will later be pointedout: that whenever the motor l8 isdeenergized.the-electromagnetic brake will be applied first momentarily with an abnormally. heavy. braking actionand thereafter with a. normal: braking action.

In order to-s-top the rotation of the spindle in a predetermined positionito. facilitate the loading and unloading; of work piecesmeans is provided in the headstock to this end and said. means will now be described; The work spindle M has fixed thereto a gear-33, see-Fig. 3, and said gear constantly is in mesh with a similar. gear 3.4 fixed on a shaft 35 rotatablymounted in the headstock in parallelrelationship to-the work spindle. It will thus be seen that the shaft 35 is driven by the-work spindle with a-one-to-one ratio. A conventional plugging switch 36. is. secured to an internal supporting po1tion3'l of the headstock and the shaft 35 extends through said plugging switch and is operatively connected to the movable contact arm 38 thereof and said arm as is well understoodin the art'is moved by centrifugal force when the shaft 35 is rotating above a predetermined speed intocontact with either the for ward contactR or the reverse. contact. F of the pluggingswitch. (see Fig. It will also be understood that whentherotation; of. the shaft 35 falls below thev predetermined speedthe-centrifugal force actingonthe contact arm. 38 of the plugging switch will. beinsufilcient to maintain said. arnrinenga-gement. with either of the con- 4 tacts of the switch above referred to and said arm will move toward a central or inactive position.

The shaft adjacent to the gear 34 has fixed thereto a cam 39, the periphery of which is provided with a low arcuate portion lying between the points. A and. B as. indicated in. Fig. 3 when considered-in a clockwise direction. The remainder of the periphery of the cam 39 constitutes the high portion of the cam.

The headstock has mounted therein a rockable rod which extends parallel to the spindle l4 and the shaft 35. The rod 40 has fixed thereto a-bellcrank lever. or bracket the arm of which has securedto-italimit switch LS1 which includes a spring pressed switch actuating arm 42 provided' with a forked portion mounting a roller 43 which. when the bell crank lever arm is rocked in one direction will be so positioned as not to engage with the circumference of the cam 39 and. when rocked in. the other direction. will be in contact with. said. circumference so that the high portion thereof will act to rock the actuating arm 42 to actuate said limitswitch.

The limit switch LSlv is adouble contact switch consisting of a normally open contact and a normally closed. contact The other. arm. 44 of; the bell. crank lever onv the rod MI is, provided at its free end with a forked portion. which straddles a reduced extension. of the bar 45. and. a washer 45a on said extension. forms with the shoulder. of the bar a groove receiving rollers carried by the forked portion of the arm 44. Itwill be seen that linear movement of the bar 45. acts. to. rock the bell crank on the rod 40-. The bar. 45 at its upper end is pivotally connected to the armature 48 of. a solenoid 41. that is secured to. an internal portion 48 of the headstock. The bar. 45 is main.- tained normally by a. spring (not shown) in the solenoid 41 in a. lowered position, at which time the bell crank lever on the rod 40 has been rocked in a clockwise direction so that the roller 43 of the actuating arm 42 of limit switch LSI is out of. contact with the periphery of the cam 3.9. This is the condition that prevails when the solenoid 41 is deenergized. Aspring 49 carried on the reduced end of bar. 45. between. washer 45a and a fixed lower washer cushions the movement of the bell crank arm under the action. of. thesolenoid 41. However upon-said solenoid, being energized and its core46-movedupwardly (as shown in. Fig. 3) the bar 45 will be correspondingly raised and said bellcranklever onthe rod 46.. will be rocked in a counterclockwise directiontobring the roller 43 into. aposition where it. willcontact with the periphery of the cam 39.and. as soon as the roller engages with. the high. portion. of the cam. the actuating arm- 42-. of said switch will. be moved and the switch willqbe actuated. toeffect closing of its normally. open. contact and opening of. its normally closed. contact.

Electric power for the main motor [8 is supplied by a three-phase power line consisting of the wires 50, 5|; and 52-. It willbe understood that a main.switch,.not shown, is provided for opening or closing the power line. The wires 59; and 52 are connected, respectively to the motor. 13 by wires 35, Stand 5.5 with'said latter wires ccntaining, respectively, contacts F3, F2 and Ft of the forward contactor. The wire 58 i -connccted by wire 56-to Wire 55 intermediate contact Pi and motor: l8: The-wire'5l is connected by wire 51 to'wire 54. intermediate contact F2 and the motor I8. The-wire52iisconnected by wire 58 to wire 53-intermediate; contact F3-and the motor-l3. The wires. 56-, 531i and.- 58: contact: respectively contacts R3, R2 and RI of the reverse contactor. It will be understood that the motor l8 may be energized for either forward or reverse operation depending upon whether the contacts Fl, F2 and F3 are closed or the contacts Rl, R2 and R3 are closed.

The Wires 50 and 52 extend to and are connected with the opposite ends of the primary of a transformer TF. The opposite ends of the secondary of said transformer are connectedjto wires 59 and 60 of the A. Ci control circuit forthe motor H3. The wires 59 and 60 are interconnected by a wire 6| containing the coil F of the forward contactor and also containing the normally closed contact R4 of the reverse contactor. The wire 6| is connected to wire 60 around coil F and con tact R4 by wire 62 containing relay FR. .The wires 59 and 60 are interconnected by wire 83 containing coil R of the reverse contactort. and normally closed contact F4.

The wires Stand 63 contain, respectively, the forward switch 65 and the reverse switch 56 and said switches may be mechanically interlocked to be actuated by :arockable lever 67 mounted on-the'front of'the headstock andwhich When movedto position F for forward operation of .the machine closes thef contact of switch 65 or when moved to position R for. reverse operation of the machinecloses the contacts of switch 65 or when movednto an. intermediate position effects opening of. the contacts of both switches 65 and 65 to cause a deenergization of the motor l8 andta resultantstopping of the spindle.

The reverse contact R of plugging switch 3'6 is connected by wire 68 to wire6l intermediate switch Biand the. connection of wire 62 tothe wire 5|. Theforward contact .F of the plugging switch 35 isconnected by wire 69to wire 60 with said :wire 69 containing relay RR. The wire 69 intermediate contact F ofv the plugging switch and relay RR is connected by a, wire 10 to'wire 63 intermediate switch 66 andcoil R. Themovable contact arm 38 of the plugging switch 36 .is connected by wires H and 12 to wire 59 with said wires II and 12 containing, respectively, nor mally. open contactsFR-I and RR-I. The wire 59 is connected by a wire 13 containing normally closed contacts FR'2 and RR2 with wires 14 and 15iwhich in turnare connected to wire .60.

The wires 14 and 15 contain respectively the contacts of a positioning switch 16 which is actuated by a control knob 11 located on the front of the headstock and movable to either an off position wherein the contacts ofthe switch in wire 14 are open and the contacts thereof in wire 15 are closed or to an on position wherein the contacts of the switch in wire 14 are closed and the contacts thereof in wire I5 are open. The wire 14 contains relay CR and normally open contact CR! while the wire 15 contains relay CRZ. The wires 14 and 15 are interconnected by a wire 18 with said wire connected to the wire 14 intermediate the contacts of positioning switch 16 and normally open contact CR1 and to wire 15 intermediate the contacts of positioning switch I6 and relay CR2. The wire 18 con-. tainsthe normally closed'contacts of'limit switch LSi -and normally open contact"CR -j2. The wire'18 is "connected by'wire l9 towire l4 intermediate normally opencontacts CR-l and relay CRand said wire .19 contains the normally open contacts. of limit switch LSI. The wire 18 is connected towire 60 bya wire .Bflicontaining solenoid-rdl. i y at The wires.5.9;.and. 60.. extend .to, and are con-.-

nected with the input side of a bridge rectifier 8! from the output side .of which extend the wires 82 and 83 of a D. C. circuit for the electromagnetic brake. The wire 83 contains normally open contacts CR2I and the coil 28 of the electromagnetic brake. A resistance R is in the wire 82 while a condenser C is connected across the D. C. brake circuit (wires 82 and 83) with the condenser located intermediate the resistance R and normally open contacts ORE-4. The coil 28 of the electromagnetic brake is of a selected rated voltage while the voltage of the D. C. circuit is several times said rated voltage. The resistance R isso chosen as to normally provide the rated voltage for the coil 28 when the contacts CRZ-l are closed. However when said contacts are open the condenser C will be charged to full line voltage which, as stated, is several times the rated voltage of the coil 28. Then when contacts CR2--l are closed the condenser will discharge and apply to the coil 28 an abnormally high voltage causing the'coil to exert an abnormally heavy magnetic pull on the armature plate 29 and thus to create anabnormally greater braking action on the rotation of the motor 18 and spindle l4. This causes the condenser to discharge, whereupon the resistorR actsto apply the rated voltage to the coil 28and thus said coil after having momentarily exerted an abnormally heavy magnetic pull to effect a momentary abnormally greater braking action continues as long as contacts CR2-i are closed to exert a normal magnetic pull and braking action. The operation of the mechanism hereinbefore described will now beset forth.

It will be assumed that the lever 61 is in intermediate or ofii position, that a workpiece is mounted in the chuck of the work spindle l4, and that the main switch (not. shown) in the power line59, El and 52 is closed so that control and brake circuits are energized. The operator desiring to start forward rotation of the work spindlemoves the lever 61 into forward position F. This closes the contacts of forward switch 65 in wire 6|, the contacts of reverse switch 36in .wire 63 remainingopen. Therefore forward con tactorcoil F in wire 3| is energized as is also relayFR in wire 62. Atthis time reverse contactor coil R in wire 63 is not energized and normally closed contacts F4 in said wire are open due to the energization .of contactor coil F and hence contactor coil R cannot now be energized. The energization of coil F closed contactsFl, F2 and F3 in wires .55, 54 and 53, respectively, effecting forward energization of the motor l8, whereupon the work spindle commences rotation in the forward direction. The rotation of the work spindle drives shaft 35 and causes the movable contact arm 38 of the plugging switch 35 to swing'over by centrifugal force into engagement with the forward contact F of said switch that is located in wire 69; Since relay FR in wire 62 is now energized normally open contacts FR-l in wire H ,are closed and hence said wire is connected through the movable contact arm 33 of the plugging switch with wire 69 and thus relay RR in the latter wire is now energized and normally open contacts RR-I in wire 12 are closed. At this time reverse coil R in wire 53 which is connected by wire H! with wire 69 cannot be energized because the normally closed contacts F4 are held .open by energized coil F. 1 The-'energization of relays FR and RR open normally closed contacts FR-2 and RR- E in wire 13 and therefore at this time the wires 14, 15;; 1,8,,191and are dead. Thespindleis now rotating in.- the forward. directionandt it will be assumedi that amachining operation isperformed on. the workpiece: by: suitably moving the turret slide inafeedingdirection. During this rotation of thespindle the condenser: C across wires 82, 83 will be charged. to the full line voltage: of the DC. brakecircuitz Itwillibe-assumed that the operator at; theend; of the machining; operation returns theturret slide-toits former positionran'd desires to stop the spindlein; a predetermined positionto unloadthe finishedworkpieceand load a new workpiece in the chuck. He, therefore, turns control knob]? to the.onposition, actuating the positioningswitch l6. to close the contacts thereof in wire and open the contacts thereof inwire I thusconditioning thepositioning circuittfor its subsequent function. At the-end of the-machining operationthe operator swings lever B! from the forward position to its intermediate off. position thus opening the-contacts offorward: switch 65 in wire: 51- and deenergizing; for.- ward contactor coilF causinglthecontacts FLFZ and F3 in wires 55, 5 2 and53 tdopenand deenergizing the motor [8. At the time of the deenergization of coiliF'normallyclosed contact F4 in Wire-63.-closes. The motor [8 andtspindleM continue to rotate in a forward direction due to coastingand thus the movable contact arm 38 ofthe plugging switohremains in engagement with the forward contact F. of said-switch. Although the opening of. the contacts; of switch 65; deenergize relay FR. causing. contacts FR;I. in wire H to open-the contacts RRl. in-wire 72fremainclosed inasmuchlas the circuit continued through the movable contact arm 38-; of the plugging. switch to relayRR andthe latter-remained energized. Since wire 63;is-connectedto wire BQ-by wire. Ill reverse contactorcoil'R in wire 63: is 'nowenergized, it. being recalledxthatnormally. closedcontacts F4 closed upon: deenergization of coil F. Consequently'the reverse contacts R1, R2 and R3;in-wires 5B, E'hand 56' are closed and the-motor l8. is:energized: for reverse rotation.

This energization of the motor slows down its forward coasting rotationuntil'it'sspeed is such 5 that the movable contact arm 38 of theplugging switch moves'off'. of forwardcontactlF' of said switch, thuszinterrupting the circuititdwire 89 and causing relay RR and coil R. to deenergize. The deenergizationof relay-RR causes normally closedcontacts Ri t-Lin wire 13 to close, it'being understoodthat normally closed. contacts FR-Z in saidwire previously closed upon' deenergizationof the relay FRinzwire 62. At this time the circuitto-wire 80 is completed throughwires 14 and I8 and hence the solenoid is energized, whereupon the bell crankllever on rod 40is rocked to bring the roller 43. of the actuating arm-42 of limit switch LS1? into contact with the'periphery of the cam 39. If the roller: 43 initialy contacts the low. portion of the earn the switch LSI will not be actuateduntil the cam has rotatedzto bring the roller into contactiwith its high portion. On the other hand, if the roller 43-initially contacts the high portion of the cam the limitswitch LS! will be immediately'actuatedi The actuation of limit switch-LS! closes the normally'open contacts-of said switch in wire -19 andopens the nor.- mally closed contactsof saidswitch' in wire I8. The closing of the-contacts of limit switch LS'I in wire 79 causes relay CR in wirell to be en ergized thus closing contacts CRA| in wire 14 to hold-the relay energized and also-closing con tacts CR2in w-ire'lB-E As soon'as the roller-N of the-limit switch aatuatingarmbears onithe low portion of: the. cam 39 the contacts of. said.- limit. switch in wire. 19 openlwhile the contacts thereof: in wire 18; close, relay CR. remaining. energized since itis: held in the circuit by now closed contacts CR;--l in wire 14. In the closing of the contacts of limit switch LSI in wire'l8- during; the-period that theroller 43 is in contact withithe-lowl portion of the cam completesthe: circuit through wire 'I8- to K wire. 15 toenergize.- relay- CR2. When: the relay. CRZ- is energizedcontacts. CR2.-| in wire 83: of the electromagneticvbrake. circuit are closed, whereupon the condenser G which has been: charged: to'full line:voltage=that.isasubstantially greater than the rated: voltagecapacityof the coil 28 applies'an abnormally high voltage to. said: ooill until. the condenser has: discharged. This application of the'abnormally'highivoltage'to the coil 28" of the brake causes said coil to exert an abnormally heavy magnetic pull on the-armature plate 29 and to create an abnormally. greater braking actionto the. rotation of the: shaft. I9 of the-mo tor- IB' and the.- work. spindle This abnormally greater: braking action occurs immediately upon the energizationof the coil 28 but lastsonly that moment required; to discharge: the: condenser (3 after which the resistor R; applies therated voltage to the coilandthelatterf functions. toxapply anormal braking action toithe. motor shaft I9; the. work spindle driver: and: the work. spindle. It will. thus be seen-[that the:work-..spindle will be stopped in a. predetermined: position within the limit of the arcuate-low portion of the cam39 as defined by theitpoints'A .andr B'.

It willalso be-seem that until it is-desired. to stop the spindle. in: a. predetermined position the roller 43 of: the actuating armzfl of limit switch LSL' will be held out of: engagement with the cam-dueto' thesolenoid:41:being:deenergized and the bell-crank-lever being rockedlby; gravity; of the solenoidarmatur'e and-theshaftiin the. proper direction; The spindle having; been: stopped in the predetermined position the electromagnetic brake will'acontinue to be-energizedaa'ndmoi hold the spindleinrsaid stoppedipositionuntil theeop erator swings the lever 6'] T to. eitherv forward: or reverse position to againenergize :the-motor. and one orthe. otherof-"relaysrFR andzRR' toz open one -or the other-of: contacts-.FR2 andSRR2-in wire 13;.

The explanation heretofore set'forth dealt-with the operation of:the"motorn in the forwardrdirec tion. It will -be understood thatrshould-it be.de-' siredto operate-the motor inzthe reverse direction the lever 61 is moved to the :reversevposition to close the contacts ofithe. reverseswitchafifi in wire 63: Thisenergizes contactori coil:R in:said wire and-closes contacts RIMRZ; and R3iiIl1Wi1'8S 58', 5 and-56-to energize the'motor lfl for reverse rotation.- At the same time relay RRin wire 69 is energizedand normally open contacts:-RR'-l in wirelZ are closed. With themotor and spindle rotating in thereverse direction zthe movablexcon-v tact arm-3B-ofzthe plugging switoh 36 swings-by centrifugal force into engagement with the reverse contactR of said switch :that is located'in wire 68? and hence: the circuit. is completed .to relay FRin WiI'B'62:bl1t not to coil F in wire GI sinceznormallyi closedicontact RA in: said wireais now open. whentitrissdesired to stop'rthe reverse rotation :of: the spindle/the :lever16'1 zis movedifrom the reverse position to its ix'rtermediate'iofif posi tion to 'op'en contacts 'of:switchi65 inwire 63 zand deenergize coil R to open contacts RI, R2 and R3 andideenergize-the motor- 18: However; due to the reverse coasting of the motor, the contact arm 38 of the plugging switch is still in contact with the reverse contact R in wire 58 and hence relay FR. remains energized which maintains contacts FR,2 in wire 13 open. Also coil F is now energized since coil R. has been deenergized and contacts R4 in wire 9! have closed. Therefore contacts Fl, F2 and F3 are closed imparting forward energization to the motor l8. This forward energization of the motor decelerates the reverse coasting rotation of the motor shaft and work spindle and when the deceleration has reached a predetermined point the movable contact arm 38 will leave the reverse contact R of the plugging switch causing deenergization of coil F and relay FR, relay RR. having previously been denergized. Thereupon both normally closed contacts FRr-2 and RR2 in wire 13 close and the positioning circuit is energized and functions as previously explained.

Assuming that it is not desired to stop the spindle in the predetermined position then the operator sets the positioning control knob 11 in the off position which opens the contacts of switch 16 that are in wire 74 and closes the contacts thereof that are in wire 15. It will be seen that under this condition the instant the motor 18 is deenergized that relay CR2 will be energized to efiect an application of the electromagnetic brake since contacts FR,2 and RR-2 in wire 13 will be closed completing the circuit through wires 13 and wire 15. In order words, the brake will be applied automatically every time that the motor I8 is deenergized.

If the spindle positioning switch is in the on position this application of the brake will function to stop the spindle rotation in a predetermined position while if the switch 16 is in the off position the application of the brake will stop the rotation of the spindle without regard to any particular position.

Although the motor shaft 19 and work spindle l4 have been shown as operatively connected by a belt and pulley drive, it will be understood that they might be connected by gearing or any other suitable change speed transmission. In such case the transmission as well as the motor and work spindle will be braked when the brake is applied.

A preferred embodiment of the invention has been illustrated and described herein but it will be understood that the invention is susceptible of various modifications and adaptations within the scope of the appended claims.

Having thus described my invention, I claim:

1. In a machine tool having a movable member, a reversible electric motor for driving said member, a control circuit for said motor including forward and reverse motor control switches and a plugging switch for decelerating said motor to a predetermined low speed when said control switches are open; and electrically controlled brake means for braking the movement of said member and motor; the improvement which consists in providing mechanism for stopping said member in a predetermined position and comprising a cam moving in timed relation with said member, a braking switch in said circuit for controlling said brake means, a movable support for said braking switch and normally positioned so that said brakingswitch is out of operative relationship with said cam, an electromotive device in said circuit for moving said support to position said braking switch in operative relationship with said cam, and means in said circuit for causing actuation of said electromotive device automatically when said motor has been decelerated by said plugging switch to operatively associate said braking switch and said cam to effect application of said brake means under the control of said cam to stop said member in a predetermined position.

2. The improvement as defined in claim 1 and wherein the said braking switch is a double contact switch having a normally open contact and a normally closed contact, while said cam is provided with a high portion and a low portion, said high portion of said cam acting when said braking switch is in operative relationship to said cam to actuate said braking switch to close the normally open contacts thereof and open the normally closed contacts thereof to condition the circuit preliminary to brake actuation, said low portion of the cam permitting said braking switch to assume its normal condition wherein the normally open contacts are open and the normally closed contacts are closed to effect brake actuation and to stop the movement of said member in correlation to the low portion of the cam.

3. The improvement as defined in claim 1 and wherein the brake means is an electromagnetic brake, the coil of which is in a direct current brake circuit, said brake circuit being provided with normally open relay actuated contacts, while said control circuit includes a relay for closing said normally open relay contacts, said relay when said positioning switch is actuated to render active the means in the circuit for causing actuation of the electromotive device being controlled by the said braking switch and when said positioning switch is actuated to render said means inactive said relay is controlled directly by said positioning switch.

4. The improvement as defined in claim 3 and wherein the direct current brake circuit has a voltage value substantially in excess of the rated voltage value of the brake coil while said circuit is provided with a resistance having a chosen value correlated to the rated voltage value of said coil and with a condenser located intermediate said resistance and said normally open relay actuated contacts and in parallel with said coil.

5. The improvement defined in claim 1 and wherein the said means in said circuit for causing actuation of said electromotive device includes a positioning switch actuatable to one position wherein said means is rendered inactive or to another position wherein said means is rendered active and wherein said positioning switch when actuated to render said means inactive and While said braking switch is out of operative relationship to said cam conditions said control circuit to apply said brake means upon deceleration of the motor by said plugging switch.

IRVING F. WEISS.

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